TIDMVRP

RNS Number : 3498E

Verona Pharma PLC

05 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                         Verona Pharma PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      OrbiMed Private Investments 
  subject to the                                                           VI, LP 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                             May 2, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                May 4, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                     Greater than 10% ownership 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of             to the triggering                 transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number                      Number of                % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares                   voting                   rights 
                 Shares           Voting                                       rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Indirect     Direct      Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
-------------      -----------      -----------  -------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 GB00B06GSH43   4,669,847        4,669,847        4,669,847                   4,669,847                4.72% 
               ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 US9250501064                                     5,333,328                   5,333,328                5.39% 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration       Exercise/                     Number of voting                    % of voting 
 financial           date             Conversion                    rights that                         rights 
 instrument                           Period                        may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/ 
                                                                    converted. 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise         Expiration       Exercise/    Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price            date            Conversion    rights instrument          rights 
 instrument                                         period        refers to 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                                                            Nominal              Delta 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------  -------------------------  -------------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
--------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   10,003,175                                                    10.10% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 These securities are held of record by OrbiMed Private 
  Investments VI, LP ("OPI VI"). OrbiMed Capital GP VI 
  LLC ("GP VI") is the sole general partner of OPI VI, 
  and OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("Advisors"), is the sole managing 
  member of GP VI. Samuel D. Isaly ("Isaly"), a natural 
  person, is the managing member of, and holder of a controlling 
  interest in, Advisors. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                  Douglas Coon 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      212-739-6400 
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